Drug Take Back Day is Saturday

28 Avril 2018

A list of drop-off sites for take-back day, available at takebackday.dea.gov, includes police departments in Alstead, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Hinsdale, Jaffrey, Keene, Peterborough, Rindge, Troy and Winchester, along with the Walpole Recycling Center.

The DEA's Diversion Control Division aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible way for people to dispose of prescription drugs.

Officials say keeping prescription drugs indefinitely in a medicine cabinet can be an invitation to abuse, and improperly disposing of them risks harming the environment and tainting the food supply. All collected pills will be destroyed.

According to the DEA, drug overdose is now the leading cause of injury death in the United States.

Nearly 4,500 state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies will run more than 5,600 collection sites on Saturday.

Items that are not accepted include needles, bloody or infectious waste, medication from businesses or clinics, hydrogen peroxide, aerosol cans or inhalers. Some individuals reported taking up heroin because it is cheaper and easier to obtain than prescription drugs.